How Much Pressure Will Burst a Calf Implant?

In North America, calf implants are made of solid, yet soft, silicone implant (unlike other parts of the world where they use gel, similar to breast implants). Therefore, they cannot burst. In theory, they could break - or fracture - with an incredible blow to them, yet I have never seen it. They are made to undergo physical stress of day-to-day sporting activities. I use various shapes of soft-solid (ie non-gel) silicone implants and each model comes in various sizes... more

It is very unlikely to break a calf implant, since they are made of a solid elastomer of silicone. There is no fluid or liquid within a calf implant. I would believe that you would be very safe even for an athlete who gets hit in the leg, or strikes with the leg, in your sport Good luck to you. Frank Rieger M.D. Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Tampa

The solid silicone calf implant should withstand  heavy impacts, and prolonged applied pressure. It will not readily rupture. Should you receive a sufficient amount of traumatic energy to rupture the implant, you will most likely have other extensive injuries to the lower leg as well.  Once implanted and healed you will have no restrictions to any physical activity.

Calf implants are made of solid silicone (as opposed to breast implants which have a thin shell with a gel inside. The force required to break one would be so great that it would damage the muscles and bone also. You should be OK with contact sports.

As noted by all of my colleagues, calf implants are solid silicone, and cannot rupture or leak. The newest type of silicone gel breast implants are cohesive (soft solid) and cannot leak or rupture, and the implants used in calf augmentation, pec enlargement, etc. are even more firm and "rubbery" than these soft breast implants. Any blow or pressure that your body can withstand will not damage your calf implants, but could, of course, damage your tissues, causing muscle rupture,... more

Calf implants are made of a solid silicone material, and therefore they can not "burst".  This is different from breast implants, which are silicone shells filled with either salt water or silicone gel.  You need not worry about the durability of calf implants.  They will last a lifetime.

  Unlike silicone gel breast implants, calf implants are solid pieces of silicone polymer or plastic. For this reason they cannot burst like a silicone gel breast implant. Calf implants are placed under the fascia and over the muscle of the gastrocnemius. In this position, they should not interfere with normal activity.

Calf implants are made of solid silicone. They cannot rupture. A silicone breast implant is rubberized silicone polymer housing a shorter chain silicone gel polymer. With enough pressure it can rupture.